History Events in Baltimore

Check out happening history events all around Baltimore, MD

Baltimore Taco Festival

 Sat, 11 Oct at 02:00 pm Power Plant Live! USD 7 to 60

Gloria Browne-Marshall: "A Protest History of the United States"

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Keisha Blain: "Without Fear"

 Wed, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Richard Kopley: "Edgar Allan Poe"

 Mon, 06 Oct at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Eric Foner: "Our Fragile Freedoms"

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Liberty of Conscience: The Founding of Maryland Premiere

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm The Senator Theatre Free

Jens Ludwig: "Unforgiving Places"

 Tue, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

SS JOHN W. BROWN ~ STEAM SCHOOL #10~ November 2025

 Fri, 14 Nov at 10:00 am S.S. JOHN W. BROWN USD 1,200

Build Your Own Clay Instrument

 Sat, 25 Oct at 02:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Hampden Branch Free

The Black Cat Ball, A Mesmeric Masquerade at Westminster Hall

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm Westminster Hall & Burying Ground

Albert Phillips: "Where You From?"

 Sat, 01 Nov at 02:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Pennsylvania Avenue Branch Free

Harlem Nights at the Market

Sat, 04 Oct at 08:00 pm Lexington Market

Jaquira Diaz: "This Is the Only Kingdom"

 Tue, 28 Oct at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Emily Lieb: "Road to Nowhere"

 Sat, 08 Nov at 03:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Build Your Own Clay Instrument

 Wed, 22 Oct at 05:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Jelani Cobb: "Three or More is a Riot"

 Tue, 04 Nov at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Build Your Own Clay Instrument

 Sat, 01 Nov at 05:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Brooklyn Branch Free

Fran Wilde: "A Philosophy of Thieves"

 Thu, 09 Oct at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Culturally Curated : The Genius Vibes Edition

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm 830 E Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21202

SS JOHN W. BROWN ~ STEAM SCHOOL #11~ November 21 to 23, 2025

 Fri, 21 Nov at 10:00 am S.S. JOHN W. BROWN USD 50 to 1,200

Marshall Eddie Conway and the Black Panther Party

 Fri, 03 Oct at 06:00 pm The Peale Free

Build Your Own Clay Instrument

 Wed, 22 Oct at 10:00 am Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Sight and Sound, PA: NOAH'S ARK Bus Trip

 Thu, 02 Oct at 08:00 am Interstate 70 at Security Blvd Park and Ride USD 55 to 247

ArBOOretum

 Fri, 24 Oct at 05:00 pm Cylburn Arboretum USD 7

Film Premiere – Termite: A Baltimore Story

 Sat, 08 Nov at 06:00 pm The Peale Free

Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson: CLAIRE MCCARDELL: THE DESIGNER WHO SET WOMEN...

 Fri, 10 Oct at 06:00 pm The Ivy Bookshop - Back Patio Free

Humanities in the Village, ft. Gisela Heffes & Lysley Tenorio: CROCODILES..

 Mon, 27 Oct at 06:30 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Laurie Gwen Shapiro: "The Aviator and the Showman"

 Wed, 03 Dec at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

ArBOOretum

 Thu, 23 Oct at 05:00 pm Cylburn Arboretum USD 7

Savannah Wood—2025 Lecture Series

 Wed, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park Free

Iron War Horses: B&O's Support of American Troops Abroad Tour

 Fri, 17 Oct at 10:30 am 901 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21223

Al Shipley presents TOUGH BREAKS: THE STORY OF BALTIMORE CLUB MUSIC

 Tue, 30 Sep at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Remington Free

Tenet Vocal Artists: Note e Parole

 Fri, 06 Feb at 07:30 pm Emmanuel Episcopal Church USD 0 to 35

Joshua Clark Davis: "Police Against the Movement"

 Tue, 02 Dec at 07:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Blueprint Weekend

Fri, 24 Oct at 12:00 pm Baltimore Unity Hall

A Walking Tour of East Baltimore’s Historic American Indian “Reservation”

 Thu, 16 Oct at 05:30 pm South Broadway Baptist Church

The Great Gatsby - Theatrical Production

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:00 pm Hippodrome Theatre At The France-Merrick PAC

Royalty on "The Avenue"

 Sun, 05 Oct at 04:00 pm Madison Avenue Presbyterian USD 29

2025 International Edgar Allan Poe Festival & Awards

 Fri, 03 Oct at 11:00 am Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum / Poe Baltimore

A Twisted History - An Unusual Green Mount Cemetery Tour

 Fri, 10 Oct at 10:00 am Green Mount Cemetery

250th Anniversary Samuel Chase Grave Marking at Old St. Paul

 Sun, 05 Oct at 10:30 am Old Saint Paul's Cemetary 733 W Redwood St, Baltimore, MD 21201

October 2025 Taste & Tour

 Wed, 15 Oct at 06:00 pm Garrett Jacobs Mansion USD 18

Recital and Evensong for the Feast of Frederick Douglass

 Sun, 15 Feb at 04:30 pm Saint Davids Episcopal Church Free

John Durel with Martha Jones: Descendants: The Divided Lineage of a...

 Mon, 13 Oct at 06:00 pm The Ivy Bookshop - Back Patio Free

Doors Open Baltimore—Free Admission Day

 Sat, 25 Oct at 10:00 am 610 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21201

Serving Up Wisdom Luncheon: Exploring Baltimore's Historic Black Cemeteries

 Wed, 15 Oct at 10:30 am Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Homeschool Day

Thu, 02 Oct at 10:00 am 901 W Pratt St, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21223

40th Annual Union Square Cookie Tour of Historic Homes

 Sun, 14 Dec at 12:00 pm Union Square Park USD 25

The Baltimore Consort: In Angel's Wede - Music for Mary, Queen of Scots

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:30 pm Saint Davids Episcopal Church Free

Salute To Service TailGOAT with The Amish Outlaws & Joey Chestnut

 Sun, 23 Nov at 09:30 am 1300 Russell St, Baltimore, MD 21230-2015, United States

Gut, Wind, and Wire: A Renaissance Christmas

 Tue, 09 Dec at 06:00 pm Emmanuel Episcopal Church USD 0 to 15

Free Movie Night: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD plus rare archival material!

 Mon, 27 Oct at 06:30 pm Motor House

In the Stacks: Music from the Great Gatsby era with Janet Paulsen and the Hotel Paradise Orchestra

 Thu, 06 Nov at 07:00 pm 17 E Mt Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21202

Andrew Morton: WINSTON AND THE WINDSORS (at Whitehall Mill)

 Wed, 22 Oct at 07:00 pm The Penguin Room at Whitehall Mill USD 36

November 2025 Taste & Tour

 Wed, 19 Nov at 06:00 pm Garrett Jacobs Mansion USD 18

2025 Baltimore Crown Awards: Celebrating 19 Years of The Baltimore Scene

 Sun, 07 Dec at 07:00 pm 316 Guilford Ave USD 0 to 44

America 250

 Sun, 25 Jan at 04:00 pm Emmanuel Episcopal Church USD 0 to 35

School is Out, History is In—Special Free Admission Time and Drop-In Activity

 Fri, 17 Oct at 10:30 am 610 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21201

30th Anniversary of the 1995 Million Man March

 Thu, 16 Oct at 06:00 am Baltimore Free

Centennial Homecoming Events

 Sat, 22 Nov at 11:00 am Roland Park Public Elementary/Middle School

March 2026 Taste & Tour

 Wed, 18 Mar at 06:00 pm Garrett Jacobs Mansion USD 18

February 2026 Taste & Tour

 Wed, 18 Feb at 06:00 pm Garrett Jacobs Mansion USD 18

January 2026 Taste & Tour

 Wed, 21 Jan at 06:00 pm Garrett Jacobs Mansion USD 18

2026 Jackson Day

 Sat, 10 Jan at 11:00 am Maryland Club

Horror as Queer—Lecture & Q & A

 Thu, 02 Oct at 06:00 pm 610 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21201

Written in Stone: 150 Years of Story at the Edgar Allan Poe Monument

 Thu, 02 Oct at 11:00 am Westminster Hall & Burying Ground

Wednesday Walk: Cylburn History Tour

 Wed, 17 Dec at 12:00 pm Cylburn Arboretum USD 0 to 7

Persuasion at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

 Sun, 19 Oct at 01:30 pm Chesapeake Shakespeare Company

Amazing Scavenger Hunt! - Baltimore's Best Haunts

 Fri, 04 Oct at 08:00 am 519 W Fayette St USD 13

Amazing Scavenger Hunt! - Baltimore's Best Haunts

 Fri, 21 Mar at 08:00 am 519 W Fayette St USD 15

Walking Tour: Lost History of Frederick (Bailey) Douglass in Baltimore

 Sun, 17 Nov at 09:30 am Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park USD 0 to 22

Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Rights Museum October Guided Tour

 Wed, 01 Oct at 11:00 am Lillie Carroll Jackson Civil Right Museum USD 9

A Thrilling Scavenger Hunt! - Monumental Mount Vernon

 Wed, 02 Oct at 08:00 am 699 Washington Pl USD 13